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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Forecast
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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
14.0° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 12PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | SSW 13 | |
484 | 350 | 273 | 210 | 210 | 156 | 147 | 107 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 77 | 227 | 388 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 298 | 358 | 702 | 2575 | 2509 | 1725 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 7:08AM1.57m | 7:35PM1.69m | 7:57AM1.53m | 8:24PM1.66m | 8:46AM1.50m | 9:12PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09AM0.46m | 1:19PM0.45m | 1:57AM0.48m | 2:06PM0.47m | 2:44AM0.49m | 2:53PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:19 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
7 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 153 | 128 | 145 | 123 | 69 | 43 | 147 | 107 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 77 | 75 | 61 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 358 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | S 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 484 | 350 | 273 | 210 | 210 | 156 | 37 | 29 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 18 | 17 | 6 | — | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | 47 | 25 | 47 | 34 | 49 | 227 | 388 | 382 | 398 | 356 | 298 | — | 702 | 2575 | 2509 | 1725 | 1368 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 308 | 163 | 301 | 163 |
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